Review: Thea Musgrave: Phoenix Rising (William Boughton)
One phoenix, two lovelorn singers, and a slippery tuba as Nessie come together at the hands of a fine Scottish composer.
Clive Paget is a former Limelight Editor, now Editor-at-Large, and a tour leader for Limelight Arts Travel. Based in London after three years in New York, he writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Musical America and Opera News. Before moving to Australia, he directed and developed new musical theatre for London’s National Theatre.
One phoenix, two lovelorn singers, and a slippery tuba as Nessie come together at the hands of a fine Scottish composer.
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